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712 THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 24, 1930.
as qualifying service; but the candidate must prove that dur- ing the whole period claimed he performed deck duties in addition to the duties of a wireless operator.
If a candidate has been engaged on Articles of Agree- ment as a wireless operator, and has performed deck duties in addition, two-thirds of such service may be counted as qualifying service provided that the candidate can produce a certificate from the Master to the effect that he has performed deck duties throughout the voyage for a reasonable propor- tion of time each day and that he has not spent more than two hours a day on regular wireless watch.
If a candidate has been engaged on Articles of Agreement as a wireless operator, and has only served as such, one quar- ter of the service may be counted as qualifying service, but no amount of such service will be allowed to count as more than 12 months' qualifying service.
76. Apprentices. The whole of the time claimed under indentures of apprenticeship will be accepted as actual sea service to qualify under rule 29 for a Second Mate's cer- tificate provided (a) that the indentures have not been can- celled through some fault of the candidate, but are endorsed by the Owner or Master to whom he was bound to the effect that he has performed his service faithfully during the time he remained as apprentice; and (b) that the candidate has served at sea four-fifths of the time claimed, that is to say, has not spent more than one-fifth of the time in home ports.
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In cases where an apprentice is qualified for examination before the expiration of his indentures, e.g., where he has had training ship or other sea service prior to being bound, which, together with his actual time as apprentice, makes up the required four years, or where his indentures are for a period of more than four years, a letter from the Owner or Master will be accepted in place of the endorsement referred to above.
In the event of the candidate being short of the required four-fifths of the time claimed as apprentice out of the United Kingdom, he will be required to show sufficient additional sea service, either as seaman or junior officer, to make up the four-fifths of the time claimed.
The above-stated general concession to apprentices can- not, however. be taken to cover a case in which, during a large proportion of the period of apprenticeship, the vessel on which the apprentice is serving has been laid up in a foreign port. The proportion of the period of apprenticeship which can be accepted as qualifying service in such a case is depen- dent on the actual circumstances and each case will be con- sidered on its merits. The Governor is prepared to make as generous an allowance for such service as he properly can, but he is unable to forego the essential condition that candi- dates for certificates of competency must have sufficient ex- perience of actual sea service.
77. Midshipmen and Cadets.-The whole of the time served as midshipman or cadet under indentures will also be accepted subject to the same conditions as those laid down for apprentices; and the same will be the case even when not
*In the case of cable ships. the time may be counted in full if two thirds of this period of four-fifths. that is eight-fifteenths of the whole time under indentures, has been spent in service on board the ship out of the United Kingdom and away from the ship's base port (cf. rule 87).
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